{"product_id":"the-soft-cage-surveillance-in-america-from-slavery-to-the-war-on-terror-paperback","title":"The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America, from Slavery to the War on Terror - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Parenti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a typical day, you might make a call on a cell phone, withdraw money at an ATM, visit the mall, and make a purchase with a credit card. Each of these routine transactions leaves a digital trail for government agencies and businesses to access. As cutting-edge historian and journalist Christian Parenti points out, these everyday intrusions on privacy, while harmless in themselves, are part of a relentless (and clandestine) expansion of routine surveillance in American life over the last two centuries-from controlling slaves in the old South to implementing early criminal justice and tracking immigrants. Parenti explores the role computers are playing in creating a whole new world of seemingly benign technologies-such as credit cards, website \"cookies,\" and electronic toll collection-that have expanded this trend in the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eThe Soft Cage\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling, vitally important history lesson for every American concerned about the expansion of surveillance into our public and private lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Parenti\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor at the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of \u003ci\u003eLockdown America, The Soft Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written for \u003ci\u003eFortune, Mother Jones, Condé Nast Traveler, Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 273\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42200654184528,"sku":"9780465054855","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/c1VwZFp1MWJDSTVlR2lmamNEREtTdz09.webp?v=1775253095","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-soft-cage-surveillance-in-america-from-slavery-to-the-war-on-terror-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}